There is such a thing as anarcho-communism. There’s even Christo-communism. Communism doesn’t actually rely on authoritarianism conceptually, even if it has done so in practice for some big examples. Capitalism doesn’t require liberalism either, the UK is an example of that, and the Republican US tendency towards religious conservatism.
Correlation vs causation can be difficult to establish in politics, but i think it’s a good idea to separate out the definitions of words based on the theory behind them. Marx imagined communism to be a classless society, while authoritarianism requires hierarchy. This is one reason anarchist communism has been a concept since the late 19th century.
Nobody says that capitalism requires liberalism, and as you have mentioned yourself, there are plenty of examples of non-liberal capitalism. However, I am not aware about even single country with communist party in power, which was in any way “stateless”. Quite the opposite. And there were/are multiple examples.
And while there “is” such thing as anarcho-communism, it is “is” as any other utopian fantasy. But I think it is a pleasant fantasy for many people, thus, they are attracted to such things like fediverse. So, I see your point.
There is such a thing as anarcho-communism. There’s even Christo-communism. Communism doesn’t actually rely on authoritarianism conceptually, even if it has done so in practice for some big examples. Capitalism doesn’t require liberalism either, the UK is an example of that, and the Republican US tendency towards religious conservatism.
Correlation vs causation can be difficult to establish in politics, but i think it’s a good idea to separate out the definitions of words based on the theory behind them. Marx imagined communism to be a classless society, while authoritarianism requires hierarchy. This is one reason anarchist communism has been a concept since the late 19th century.
Nobody says that capitalism requires liberalism, and as you have mentioned yourself, there are plenty of examples of non-liberal capitalism. However, I am not aware about even single country with communist party in power, which was in any way “stateless”. Quite the opposite. And there were/are multiple examples.
And while there “is” such thing as anarcho-communism, it is “is” as any other utopian fantasy. But I think it is a pleasant fantasy for many people, thus, they are attracted to such things like fediverse. So, I see your point.